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The Native Woodland Resource of Scotland a Review 1995-1998 Forestry Commission The Native Woodland Resource of Scotland A Review 1995-1998 Neil A.MacKenzie Forestry Commission ARCHIVE I FORESTRY COMMISSION TECHNICAL PAPER 30 The Native Woodland Resource Of Scotland A Review 1993-1998 Neil A. MacKenzie FORESTRY COMMISSION, EDINBURGH © Crown copyright 1999 First published 1999 ISBN 0 85538 410 7 FDC 524.6:905.2: 174.7: 176.1 (411) ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS This review was commissioned for the Forestry Commission's Advisory Panel on Native Woodlands in Scotland. The author would like to thank the following individuals who helped provide data for this report: Jill Aitken, Alan Booth, Les Bryson, Ewen Cameron, Ivan Clark, Tim Clifford, Roger Coppock, Martin Currie, Penny Edwards, Angela Douglas, Justin Gilbert, Tim Goucher, Kate PIoll, Richard Johnstone, David Law, Alan Leitch, Graham McBryer, Athol MacDonald, Ed Mackey, John O'Keefe, Richard Pollitt, Peter Quelch, Jenny Rees, Ruben Singleton, Barry Soames, Rob Souter, Pip Tabor, Mike Trubridge, Neil Wilcox, Becky Wills and Douglas Wright. Thanks also go to Robin Callander, Rick Worrell, Peter Quelch and other members of the Advisory Panel who commented on the manuscript, and to Jenny Claridge for editing and design. KEYWORDS: Forests, Highlands, Lowlands, Native woodlands, Scotland, Statistics Enquiries relating to this publication should be addressed to: The Research Communications Officer Forest Research Alice Holt Lodge Wrecclesham, Famham Surrey GU10 4LH Front cover: The Bucket Mill and part of the Glen Ferrick and Forest of Birse native pinewood, Deeside. This is Scotland's most easterly native pinewood and includes extensive areas of Scots pine, birch and other native tree species within a mosaic of moorland, fields and fringing settlement.(Neil MacKenzie) Back cover: top Native scots pine spreading by natural regeneration over the Forest of Birse. (Neil MacKenzie). bottom The Bucket Mill is one of three 19th century water- powered wood-working mills still operating within the Glen Ferrick native pinewoods. At the Mill, which is owned by Birse Community Trust, wooden buckets are made using local native pine timber.(Stan Mopes) CONTENTS Page Acknowledgements ii Summary iv 1. Definition of the resource 1 Introduction 1 Native woodlands 1 Highlands and Lowlands 2 2. New sources of information 1993-1998 3 Boundary changes since 1993 3 New native woodland surveys 1993-1998 3 3. The native woodland resource 6 Extent 6 Current extent of survey coverage in Scotland 7 4. Recent trends in the resource 10 Woodland Grant Scheme statistics 1993-1998 10 WGS planting and natural regeneration statistics 1994-1998 11 Native pinewoods in Woodland Grant Schemes 1990-1998 11 Native woodland statistics on Forest Enterprise land 12 Seed origin for native woodland planting schemes 12 5. Native woodland statistics and Habitat Action Plans 13 6. Conclusions and recommendations 16 References 18 Appendices 1. Main areas of semi-natural woodland 20 2. Woodland Grant Scheme statistics 1993-1998 24 3. Native pinewood statistics 1990-1998 26 4. New planting, restocking and natural regeneration on Forest Enterprise land 27 5 Local authorities in Scotland 28 Abbreviations used in the text 30 Summary This report summarises the present extent of native woodlands in Scotland, reviews the planting and natural regeneration of new native woodlands over the past five years and considers the value of existing survey information in relation to the preparation of the UK Habitat Action Plans. New survey information and an increase in the creation of new native woodlands have shown that the native woodland resource of Scotland is substantially greater than previously recognised. The current known area of native woodland is 320 938 hectares which consists of 47% natural origin and 53% planted origin native woodlands. This is a 34% increase in the area recorded in the previous review of five years ago and there are clear indications that the full extent of these native woodlands is still significantly under-recorded. The planting and natural regeneration of native woodlands have increased considerably, adding 39 316 ha to the resource and accounting for over 53% of all planting, restocking and regeneration under Forestry Commission grant schemes in Scotland over the past five years. More native broadleaves were established than Scots pine and more broadleaves, on average, were established by natural regeneration rather than planting, particularly in the Highlands. However, the proportion of native woodland to total woodland has fallen during that period, principally due to recent accurate assessments of the afforestation schemes of the 1980s. Within the past two years, however, the proportion of regeneration schemes has declined slightly in favour of planting and, in contrast to the Highlands, the proportion of native broadleaves in schemes in the Lowlands is under 50% and has declined in the past five years. In spite of the new information there is still no comprehensive account of the total area of native woodlands or the total area of each of the different sorts of native woodland in Scotland. An estimate of the proportion of the Habitat Action Plan classification types for semi-natural woods is given. A multi-purpose site-based database is suggested as a mechanism for the collection of national statistics on native woodlands in Scotland. Neil MacKenzie is an independent land-use adviser working in Scotland on native woodlands, red deer and other related issues. Chapter 1 Definition of the resource Introduction Table 1.1 Trees and shrubs native to Scotland The increasing development of new policies for native woodlands as well as new targets and quotas Alder Alnus glutinosa for their restoration have maintained the growing Ash Fraxinus excelsior importance of the native woodland resource. Aspen Betula pubescens However, it has been five years since the data were Birch, silver Betula pendula compiled for the last review of native woodlands in Blackthorn Prunus spinosn Scotland and, throughout that time, new survey Cherry, bird Prunus padus work has been completed, or is in progress, and Cherry, wild (gean) Primus avium substantial areas of new native woodlands have been planted or regenerated. Elder Sambucus nigra Elm, wych Ulmus glabra This report reviews all new surveys dealing with Hawthorn Crateagus monogyna native woodlands in Scotland and updates and Hazel Corylus avellana revises the native woodland statistics previously Holly Ilex aquifolium presented in Forestry Commission (FC) Technical Juniper Juniperis communis Papers 12 and 17 (MacKenzie and Callander, 1995 and 1996). It also presents a detailed breakdown of Oak, pedunculate Quercus robur new native woodland planting and regeneration Oak, sessile Quercus petraea statistics over the past five years and considers the Pine, Scots Pinus sylvestris implications of new woodland inventory data and Rose, dog Rosa canina the need to produce a comprehensive database for Rose, guelder Viburnum opulus the UK Habitat Action Plans. This review has been Rowan Sorbus aucuparia commissioned to assist the work of the Forestry Whitebeam Sorbus rupicola Commission's Advisory Panel on Native Woodlands in Scotland. Sorbus arranensis Sorbus pseudofennica Native woodlands Willow, goat Salix caprea Willow, grey Salix cinerea The native woodlands of Scotland are largely made Willow, eared Salix aurita up of tree and shrub species which are the Yew Taxus baccata descendants of the original natural forest that colonised the country after the end of the last Ice Age (Table 1.1). Note Some of these species are rare or have a restricted natural distribution in Scotland (e.g. yew, elder, guelder rose and The total native woodland resource includes both the rock whitebeam, Sorbus rupicola) while Sorbus the natural origin native woodlands and the arranensis and S. pseudofennica are found only on Arran planted origin native woodlands. The natural and Scots pine only occurs naturally in the Scottish origin woodlands are also described as semi-natural Highlands. Other small shrubs like gorse, broom, dwarf because their character and composition have birch and additional willow species and their hybrids generally been modified by human activities. Most could also have been included in this list. (See Rodwell natural and planted origin native woodlands are(1991) or Peterken (1981) for further information on the relatively easily distinguished in the field, although distribution of native species.) there are a number of pine and oak sites where historical research is required to determine their origin. Recent new native woodland planting, however, has moderately accurate records of species and seed origin as required under the terms of the FC Woodland Grant Scheme. 1 Highlands and Lowlands A Scotland is divided geographically into two natural regions: the Highlands and the Lowlands. The Highlands are located to the north of the Highland Boundary Fault and to the west of the eastern edge 0 50 of the Grampian Mountains while the Lowlands are to the south of the Fault and to the east of the eastern edge of the Grampian Mountains (Figure 1.1). Survey data have been presented as all Scotland totals as well as separated into Highland and Lowland figures for comparison with the previous reports (MacKenzie and Callander, 1995 and 1996). Local authority districts are listed in Appendix 5. Figure 1.1 The gegraphical division of Scotland into two natural regions: the Highlands and the Lowlands 2 Chapter 2 New sources of information 1993-1998 Boundary changes since 1993 developments which continue to increase knowledge of the overall resource. Some of these A significant number of changes have occurred have been completed while others are at an early recently in relation to the administrative boundaries stage or are part of an ongoing programme. used by local authorities, Forest Enterprise (FE) and Appendix 1 lists total areas of semi-natural the Forestry Commission (FC). All these changes woodland for each of the former local authority have impacted on the method of reporting for the districts of Scotland. Most district totals are various woodland surveys and data collection unchanged since 1993 but there are several key programmes.
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